Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I Reforms | LIST-II Social Reformers | ||
| A. | First School of Women in Pune | I. | Jahanara Shah Nawas |
| B. | Emphasized on the glory of Aryan period | II. | Jotiba Phule |
| C. | Navya-Nyaya Logic | III. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Condemnation of Polygamy | IV. | Kandukiri Viresalingam |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(A) First School of Women in Pune — this matches (II) Jotiba Phule.
(B) Emphasized on the glory of Aryan period — this matches (III) Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
(C) Navya-Nyaya Logic — this matches (IV) Kandukiri Viresalingam.
(D) Condemnation of Polygamy — this matches (I) Jahanara Shah Nawas.
NCERT (2025-26): “The mix of ideas … Kandukiri Viresalingam’s The Sources of Knowledge reflected his familiarity with navya-nyaya logic.… …Significantly, it was the social reformer Jotiba Phule who opened the first school for women in Pune.… …Jotiba Phule thus recalled the glory of pre-Aryan age while others like Bal Gangadhar Tilak emphasised the glory of the Aryan period.… Likewise Muslim social reformers actively debated the meaning of polygamy and purdah. For example, a resolution against the evils of polygamy was proposed by Jahanara Shah Nawas at the All India Muslim Ladies Conference.…” |